Police Narrates How Melaye Jumps From Moving Van

The Nigeria Police has issued a statement narrating how Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West constituency nearly escaped from the police custody with the aide of a gang of hoodlums.

It was reported that the senator jumped from  a moving police van in an attempt to avoid being taken to Lokoja to stand trial in a murder case.

He was thereafter taken to a nearby hospital to receive treatment for the injury he sustained while jumping off the police van.

Below is the press release issued by ACP Jimoh Moshood, the Police Public Relations Officer on the incident.

At about 1200Hrs of today (Tuesday) Sen. Dino Melaye while in lawful custody of the Nigeria Police Force and being taken for arraignment in Federal High Court, Lokoja from Abuja, escaped from lawful custody when hoodlums and miscreants in Two (2) Toyota Hilux Vehicles blocked the Police vehicle conveying Senator Dino Melaye around Area 1 Round About, Abuja and in the process the Senator jumped out of the Police vehicle through the window and was rescued from the Police men by hoodlums and miscreants to an unknown destination.

2. The Police team re-enforced and trailed Senator Dino Melaye to Zankli Hospital, Abuja where he was re-arrested. The Senator would be arraigned in court without further details.

3. Meanwhile, one of the Toyota Hilux vehicles used by the hoodlums and miscreants in aiding the escape of the Senator has been recovered by the Police investigation team.

4. The Inspector General of Police has therefore directed a thorough investigation into the circumstances leading to the rescue and escape of Senator Dino Melaye from lawful custody.